household gods
Britishplural noun
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(in ancient Rome) deities of the home; lares and penates
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informal the essentials of domestic life
Example Sentences
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In addition, the penates, figurines of household gods, were put on the dining table during meals and worshipped as protectors of the home.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Finally, dessert was a rich, goaty libum, a kind of sacrificial cheesecake the Romans would offer to household gods.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2019
Earlier, she’d welcomed the community into the home as tradition dictated, presenting kola nuts and palm wine as an offering to the household gods.
From Slate • Aug. 24, 2019
The stock market paid little heed to the fat profits or to any of the other household gods that traders once swore by.
From Time Magazine Archive
But although Aurelia was a pious girl, she feared she couldn’t trust any of the household gods, or indeed great Jove himself, to save Julius.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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